Three Apologetics Titles by Dan Story
Dan Story received his B.A. in
theology from San Diego Bible College and Seminary and his M.A. in
Christian apologetics from Simon Greenleaf University. He is the
author of Engaging the Closed Minded, Christianity on
the Offense, Defending Your Faith and more than
fifteen apologetics booklets.
Story summarizes his three books on
apologetics as follows:
"My first book, Defending Your
Faith, answers the 'tough' questions. It provides responses to
the major questions and criticisms unbelievers raise against
Christianity. My second book, Christianity on the Offense,
examines the other side of the apologetics coin. Instead of
'defensive' apologetics, it presents 'offensive' apologetics. It
provides instructions on how to examine and test religious
truth-claims. It challenges modern non-Christian worldviews, both
religious and secular. This book [Engaging the Closed Mind]
is a study on how to apply apologetics effectively as a
tool for evangelism. It provides instructions on how to use
apologetics data and techniques as an aid to evangelism. It provides
practical training on how to shift the 'burden of proof' from
believers to unbelievers—where it belongs, since they are the ones
entertaining untruths."
Defending
Your Faith
by Dan Story
Copyright 1997; 234 pages
This book answers the most common
questions raised by unbelievers and by young people exploring their
faith. This book answers the most common questions and issues raised
by non-Christians and by young people exploring their own faith or
wanting to answer the questions of their skeptical friends. It
simplifies scholarly apologetic material without being simplistic.
Some of the seventeen questions answered are: How do we know God
exists? Why is there evil and suffering in the world? Is God an
environmentalist? Why don't Christians practice what they preach?
Details
Whether you want to grow in your
own understanding of truth or need trustworthy responses to the
questions of friends, Dan Story has the answers. Some of the many
questions discussed are:
- How do I know that God exists?
- Can I trust the Bible?
- Why is there evil and
suffering in the world?
- Is God an environmentalist?
- Are the Bible and science in
conflict?
Defending Your Faith is
designed to help Christians see that Christianity is a reasonable
and intelligent faith grounded on objective, verifiable evidence. It
will also enable readers to share these answers with family,
friends, and coworkers who have questions about Christianity. Dan
Story will challenge you to share your faith with others while
knowing that you are not alone as you witness for Christ.
Praise for the Print
Edition
"It is apologetics that needs no
apology." —R.C. Sproul
"This may be the most important
apologetics book for lay readers since Josh McDowell's Evidence
that Demands a Verdict."
—Elliot Miller,
Editor-in-Chief, Christian Research Journal
Christianity
on the Offense
by Dan Story
Copyright 1998; 191 pages
What is Truth? In an age of
cultural relativism, how does one defend his or her Christian faith?
Theologian and Christian apologist Dan Story shows the reader how
most arguments against Christianity can be answered by ordinary
Christians. Story provides powerful evidence for the uniqueness of
Christianity.
Details
Today's relativistic culture says
that all paths lead to the same mountaintop, that dozens of
religions and secular philosophies are all equally legitimate (or
equally fraudulent, depending on the critic). Is there such a thing
as absolute truth by which religious truth-claims can be tested? How
does a person defend his or her Christian faith as the only
path to the "mountaintop"?
Author and Christian apologist Dan
Story confirms the validity and necessity of absolute truth and
shows the reader that any Christian can learn how to defend his or
her faith. By understanding non-Christian worldviews, believers will
know how to respond to critical arguments. The author encourages the
reader with the fact that Christianity is unique among the world
religions. The Christian faith rests on a firm foundation of
objective facts that can be tested and verified.
In a society that has become
increasingly antagonistic toward those who do not rally around the
banner of tolerance, this book will encourage the reader to stand
firm in the Christian faith.
Engaging
the Closed Minded
by Dan Story
Copyright 1999; 112 pages
A practical guide for engaging
those who profess to be confirmed nonbelievers. The author addresses
many of the positions people take and demonstrates how to open up
meaningful dialogue and identify the basic obstacles to an honest
discussion of faith.
Details:
You know them: friends and
coworkers, family members you love. They aren't interested in the
Bible or Jesus. Period.
Author Dan Story tackles one of the
most difficult problems you may ever face in sharing your
faith—engaging minds that are tightly closed against the good news
of Jesus Christ. Some people may talk about religion—for the sake of
a good argument—but they don't really listen to what you are saying
with an open mind.
Tough situations like these demand
more than good intentions—they require insight into the thinking and
attitudes of people who have shut themselves off from the truth.
Engaging the Closed Minded not only provides principles that
work but shows how to use them in real-life conversations and
situations. You will learn:
- How to get a fair hearing in
discussions
- How to respond to
misconceptions about Christianity
- How to identify obstacles to
faith that surface during conversations
- How to address non-Christian
worldviews and beliefs
- How to reason persuasively and
logically
- How to establish a point of
contact as a springboard
Praise for the Print
Edition
"Engaging the Closed Minded
not only provides principles that work but shows how to use them in
real-life conversations and situations."
—Covenant
Communicator
"The seven chapters in this short
book are packed with helps for the believer in giving a defense of
the faith."
—Douglas M. Cecil,
Bibliotheca Sacra
"Every Christian serious about
evangelism should add this tactical book to their apologetics
library. This is one of the best 'how to' apologetics books in print
today."
—Dr. Frank Harber,
Professor of Evangelism
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Four Titles from the BioBasics Series
Advances in medical
technology have blessed many with longer and healthier lives, but
they have also provided us with interventions and procedures that
call for serious ethical evaluation. The BioBasics Series is
committed to an uncompromising respect for human life that will
serve as a compass through a maze of challenging questions.
The series is a
project of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, an
international organization located just north of Chicago, Illinois.
The Center endeavors to bring Christian perspectives to bear on many
difficult bioethical challenges.
Praise for the Print
Editions
"As our culture
collapses around us, the issues of bioethics lie at the heart of
the crisis. And why? Because they address the foundational
questions of human nature, and every culture is premised on its
own assumptions about what it means to be human.
"In this series
these extraordinary questions are tackled with due seriousness
(they make everyone think) and yet also with accessibility (no
one who thinks will be excluded). It is hard to imagine a more
important set of questions or a more timely publication."
—Nigel M. de S.
Cameron, Trinity International University
"These booklets
are packed with information and moral insights that will provide
needed help to pastors, health care professionals, and teachers
seeking direction int he ever-changing world of bioethics.
Nothing less than human dignity hangs in the balance."
—Francis J. Beckwith,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Culture, and Law
Trinity Graduate School and Trinity Law School
Trinity International University
Basic
Questions on End of Life Decisions: How Do We Know What's Right?
Copyright 1998; 89 pages
The choices that we
make throughout life are products of what we value. And the value we
place on human life will determine the way we treat ourselves and
other throughout the end-of-life process. Now, more than ever,
Christians need to address the crucial questions pertaining to the
end of life. Some of the questions answered in this work include:
- How do I
adequately prepare for the dying process?
- Should I
consider organ donation?
- How can I cope
with suffering that God doesn't relieve?
- Do I have a
right to determine my medical treatment?
- If I remove
life support, am I responsible for the death?
Basic
Questions on Alternative Medicine: What is Good and What is Not?
Copyright 1998; 96 pages
People sometimes turn to
alternative therapies after a negative or unsatisfying experience
with the modern health-care system. This booklet examines various
therapies and treatments and evaluates each from a professional and
biblical perspective. It serves as a map to help steer people
through the maze of alternative medicine so they can make confident
choices about health care. Some of the practices examined in this
work are:
- homeopathy
- biofeedback
- yoga
- acupuncture
- holistic
medicine
- applied
kinesiology
- chelation
therapy
- meditation
- osteopathy
- chiropractic
Basic
Questions on Sexuality and Reproductive Technology: When is it Right
to Intervene?
Copyright 1998; 77 pages
Questions surrounding the issues of
sexuality, reproduction, and infertility are some of the most
personal and emotionally difficult questions that couples face. A
bewildering array of modern technologies, however, challenges our
most deeply held traditions concerning childbearing and parenting.
Some of the questions answered in this work include:
- Is it okay for
me to use a donor's egg or sperm?
- What about
surrogate motherhood?
- What are the
legal issues with reproductive technology?
- Is it okay to
use any form of birth control?
- What about
human cloning?
Basic
Questions on Suicide and Euthanasia
Copyright 1998; 80 pages
Many in our society champion
suicide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia as acceptable answers to
intractable physical and emotional problems. There are alternatives
to this contemporary "culture of death," however, that uphold the
sanctity of human life and seek to meet the problems of fear, pain,
and despair with compassion and dignity. Some questions answered in
this work include:
- How do active
and passive euthanasia differ?
- Do I have a
"right to die"?
- Is suicide the
unpardonable sin?
- Why hasn't Dr.
Kevorkian been convicted of a crime?
- What should I
do if I feel suicidal?
